We’ve got the latest news stories and headlines in South Africa on Friday, 7 June.
The weather service warned that MORE SNOW is expected in parts of South Africa.
Outrage has swept through SA communities after a man brutally murdered a Durban mother in front of her children in an alleged Islamophobic attack.
Department of Health urges increased public vigilance after confirming two new Mpox cases in KwaZulu-Natal.
While he still has the authority, President Ramaphosa has approved 2024 salary increases for government staff. But MPs won’t be happy …
Lastly, the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has confirmed that Sergeant Mbulelo Ngubane is the member who was shot and killed in DRC.
TODAY’S LATEST NEWS IN SOUTH AFRICA, Friday, 7 June
MORE SNOW is expected tomorrow
The weather service warned that MORE SNOW is expected in parts of South Africa.
Vox Weather expects more light snow over the next day or two.
Forecaster Michelle Cordier said light snow can still be expected in Lesotho and Southern Drakensberg in the Eastern Cape.
Durban mother murdered in alleged Islamophobic attack
An alleged Islamophobic attacker brutally murdered a Durban mother in front of her children, sparking outrage in South African communities.
Grayson Beare brutally stabbed Halima Hoosen-Preston, believed to be in her forties, multiple times in the attack.
Authorities believe he forced his way into her home on Hyder Road in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Health Department urges vigilance as Mpox cases rise in KwaZulu-Natal
The Department of Health has issued a call for heightened public vigilance following the confirmation of two additional Mpox cases in KwaZulu-Natal.
This brings the country’s total to four confirmed cases, including one in Durban and another in Gauteng last month.
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) confirmed these new cases this week at Addington and St Augustine Hospitals.
Ramaphosa enacts below-inflation 2024 salary increases for government
While President Ramaphosa still has the authority to do so, his office has approved 2024 salary increases for government staff, reports Business Tech.
Surprisingly, considering the historically lavish spending on government salaries, the increases are just 2.5%, which puts them well below inflation. The 2024 salary increases for government staff also kick in retroactively, counting back to 1 April 2024.
Mbulelo Ngubane named as the SANDF soldier killed in DRC
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has named Sergeant Mbulelo Ngubane as the soldier who died in the line of duty in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) last Thursday.
Ngubane was killed at Sake in the DRC following a clash between M23 rebels and SADC forces.
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